 The area called Shiloh grew up
around the house of William T. Lankford. It was a community, though not incorporated, located
3-5 miles east of Denison, along the Red River. There was a Shiloh
School (where people voted) and a church. The Lankford/Jones cemetery
was located there. For a long time the newspapers referred to this area
as “Dr. [J.L.] Jones’ neighborhood.”
The community that grew up around the Lankford home was known as "Shiloh." It had a one-room country store, a school and a cemetery. The Lankford cemetery was located about 500 yards from the home that William and Mary Lankford built. Eventually Denison's East Main Street road reached the area. (Bryant, Mavis Anne. Health and Death: Denison, Texas in 1900. pg. 92. c2017) The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, January 14, 1900 Outside Precincts Shiloh - All east of the wagon road to Red River and east and north of the Mineola track.  Shiloh History Towns Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |